Cord and rope holder.



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CORD AND ROPE HOLDER.

Application filed October 30, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. CLoUGH, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Cord and Rope Holder, of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject matter of this application is a cord and rope holder, adapted peculiarly to be used in connection with window shade fixtures, but not confined to that use. a

The invention aims to improve the construction of the cam lever which controls the cord or cords, to improve the base plate on which the cam lever is mounted, to provide a cord and rope holderwhich may be fashioned at trifling expense out of sheet metal, and, generally, to improve and to enhance the utility of devices of that type to which the present invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood a that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a cord and rope holder. embodying the present invention, the same being mounted on a support;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 8-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fi 2; and

Fig. 5 is a section. on the line 5,5 of Fig. 2. j j

Fig. 6 is an elevation showing one application of the invention.

The device forming the subjectmatter of this application preferably is fashioned from metal throughout and includes a base plate 1 having openings adapted to receive securing elements 2 whereby the base plate 1 may be attached to a support 3 of any kind, such as a portion of a window frame. At its sides and along its longitudinal vertical edges, the base plate 1 is provided Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 191 '7.

Serial No. 128,576.

with forwardly presented ears 4 and 5, the

The upper end of the base plate 1 is bent to form a forwardly extended end wall 9 merging into a depending front plate 10 disposed parallel to the base'plate 1. The upper extremity of the base plate 1 and the front plate 10 are laterally extended, beyond the ear 4, as shown at.11. Formed integrally with one edge of the base plate 1 and with the ear 5 is a forwardly extended upstanding flange 12, the upper end of which abuts as shown at 32in Fig. 2 against the end wall 9 to serve as a brace therefor. One edge of the front plate 10 is beveled or cut away as shown at 14, so that a screw driver or like tool may be employed for manipulating the uppermost securing element 2. Mounted in the upper end of the base plate 1 and in the front plate 10 are vertically spaced, laterally separated shafts 15 carrying rollers 16 disposed between the upper end of the base plate 1 and the front plate 10. Cords 17 are 'rove across the rollers "16 and are extended downwardly through the guides 7.

The numeral 18 denotes a lever including a shank 19. As shown best in Fig. 5, the

" shank 19 is curvedtransversely as denoted outer ends oflthe sideflanges 24 bear against 7 the shank 19 of the lever 18 above the upper ends of the flanges 24 andserve as braces, whereby theangle (see Fig. 3) between the cam plate 23 'andthe shank 1'9 of'th'e lever will remain constant. In! Figs. 3 and 2 of the drawings, the numeral 25 indicates clearly, the supporting engagement between the side flanges 24 of the cam plate 23 and the upper end of the shank 19 of the lever 18. A fulcrum pin 26 is mounted terminally in the ears 4 and 5, and passes through the side flanges 24 of the cam plate 23, so that the lever 18 is mounted to swing vertically. Adjacent its lower end, the shank 19 of the lever 18 and its side flanges 21 are bent as shown at 27 to form an inwardly projecting extension 28. The side flanges 21 terminate at the lower end of the extension 28, and the said extension is bent as shown at 29, and is prolonged to form a lip 30 having an opening 31 through which the cords 17 pass.

In practical operation, the weight of the lever 18 will cause the cam plate 23 to engage the cords 17 and bind the same against the back plate 1 as will be obvious from Fig. 3. In order to release the hold of the cam plate 23 on the cords 17, the, latter are swung outwardly at their lower ends, thus causing the cam plate 23 to move downwardly out of engagement with the cords. When the pull on the cords 17 is released, the lever 18 swings downwardly and inwardly by gravity, and the cam plate 23 engages again with the cords 17 as shown in Fig. 3.

In Fig. 6 of the drawings, the cords 17 are shown as passed over sheaves 58 and extended to a holder 59 supporting a shade roller 60 carrying a shade 61. Fig. 6 depicts one of the many applications of which the structure is capable.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a base; a depending lever fulcrumed on the base and provided at its upper end with a projecting cam c'oacting with the base to form a cord grip, the lower end of the lever being inclined toward the base and having a cord-receiving opening; a cord guide projecting from the base and located above the cam; and means for securing the base to a support to dispose the lever in a depending position.

2. In a device of the class described, a base; a lever fashioned from a single piece of material and including a shank, the upper end of the shank being bent at an angle to the body portion of the shank to form a cam plate coacting with the base, the edges of the cam plate being bent toward the shank of the lever to form side flanges, the ends of which bear against the inner surface of the shank of the lever; and means for pivotally connecting the side flanges with the base.

3. In a device of the class described, a base plate having cars at its sides, the ears terminating in depending extensions which are turned inwardly toward the base plate to form cord guides, the upper extremity of the base plate being forwardly extended to form an end plate terminating in a depending front plate, the base plate and one ear being equipped with an integrally formed upstanding flange which is bent forwardly to extend'beneath the end plate and to serve as a support therefor; a cord-gripping means carried by the ears; and a cord directing means carried by the depending front plate and the upper end of the base plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY W. OLOUGH.

Witnesses:

E. F. GREEN, R. MASSARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

